2008 - some pictures

Ugo the dog ... our walking companion in the French hills. Providing he's made it through early winter we'll be walking him again soon, heading for a New Year's break in the mountains as the weather forecast turns to snow.
My writer's window in France, staring out at the hills while composing my new novel in the early days of September.
Mont Canigou
From the back route, walking above our village in France (Pezilla de Conflent, in the eastern foothills of the Pyrenees), the distinctive summit of Mont Canigou in the distance.
A self-portrait, me in cap and gown staring creatively into my little Olympus digital. I'm in Lancaster's PhD regalia, before the annual awards ceremony for Plymouth University, held this year on the Hoe.